When a CR has been conditioned to a particular stimulus, the organism will also tend to make the CR in response to similar stimuli. This phenomenon is called __________.
A) discrimination
B) spread of effect
C) generalization
D) response shifting

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Generalization refers to the tendency for a conditioned response to occur not only to the original conditioned stimulus but also to other stimuli that are similar to it. Discrimination refers to the ability to differentiate between different stimuli and respond only to the specific conditioned stimulus, while spread of effect and response shifting are not commonly used terms in classical conditioning.

When a CR Has Been Conditioned to a Particular Stimulus